Food Service Worker

• Transports food to classrooms within Head Start centers, to provide safe, sanitary, and pleasant meals for Head Start children and staff. Heats up food in microwave, when necessary.
  
• Follow USDA Guidelines and Virginia State Health Regulations.
  
• Interacts with staff, students, and families in a friendly manner.
  
• Assists the cook in meal preparation of slicing, panning, bagging, labeling, and packaging of food in preparation for delivery and service to Head Start students.
  
• Washes dishes, silverware, and pots daily according to State Health regulations of Virginia.
  
• Uses spare time wisely to take advantage to complete weekly cleaning schedule.
  
• Complete weekly inventory and maintain all supplies on a first in first out basis.
  
• Stores food and supplies properly in accordance with kitchen policy and procedures, following USDA Guidelines and Virginia State Health Regulations.
  
• Ensure all expired food items are disposed of and logged in a waste log.
  
• Keeps kitchen and all equipment clean and sanitary at all times.
  
• Communicate menu / inventory issues with Nutrition Manager so menu corrections and adjustments can be made.
  
• Communicate needs of the classroom to the Cook and Nutrition Manager.
  
• Wears proper attire and slip resistant shoes daily.
  
• Always maintain professionalism while in Head Start service.
  
• Always maintains professionalism while working at Head Start Agency.
  
• Attends staff meetings as needed.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Nutrition Manager or Director.
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The ability to lift 30pounds
  
• The ability to stand for long (4 hour or more at a time) periods of time.
  
• The ability to withstand the changing extreme hot to cold temperatures of a kitchen.